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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

(Re-)Introductions

"Once
upon a time in the land way up north there lived a little family: a loving
daddy and mama, a courageous boy and a charming baby girl. Their adventure
begins when..."

Though
the adjectives change, this is how we often start the stories I make up for my
children. We are a family of four from Fox, Alaska, just relocated to
Eugene, Oregon, who love learning and adventures of all sorts: outdoor, indoor
and imaginary! I'm always striving for useful, practical projects and
using what we have in new creative ways. Though a terribly sentimental person, I
find that if I’m going to put the time and effort into anything, it needs to be
of worth!Time is so precious and
fleeting, people so intricately fascinating and things so inconsequential and
frail, I desire do the best we can with what we have and be good stewards of
the resources we are given.I’m l earning
everything ought to have a purpose, whether to be useful, practical, bring
beauty and life, or to teach us about God.

Okay, so as those few faithful followers have already realized, I’ve
been gone from this particular blog for a while. After this long blogging
sabbatical, the timing is right for me to return to the blogging world.Though I considered creating an entirely new
blog with slightly new direction, I decided not to reinvent the wheel and
majorly update this one instead.Through
the new name I hope to bring focus to my ramblings which will include the joy
of bringing the outdoors into our growing lives through adventure, exploration,
creation, and reflection.

My
goal is to create a post at least weekly, though I’ll strive for twice.I’m still trying to figure out our rhythm in
this new place, so that is subject to change.I desire a couple things for this blog.First is to spark your creativity.Being a person who rarely follows patterns, instructions or recipes to
the letter, I still thrive on the creativity and ideas of others.Though I’ll never do something the exact same
way, the ideas of others are often the launching point of my own branch of
creativity. How can you make these ideas
fit your life right now?I also look
forward to this becoming a glossary of ideas I may (or may never!) repeat with
my children again down the road; a log of adventures.And the potential to contribute to our family
financially is an eventual possibility.As
life settles, this blog will be linked with my Etsy page.

As for a brief history: I was born and raised in
Sedro-Woolley, WA.It was a small
logging town at the time with plenty of wilderness for exploring and
adventures.I loved my childhood and
hope my children can say the same when they’re grown.Josh and I were married after our junior year
of college, then we moved a LOT!(He has
a bit of a gypsy soul like that)We’ve
managed to stay in Fairbanks for six years where we’ve welcomed our wee
hooligans.We just finished our move to
the outskirts of Springfield, OR where we are attempting to get settled and get
comfortable with the area.

Now you know=)Though I’m sure we’ll get to know each other
more through future posts, I always love getting questions and hearing the
creative ways you find to live life to the fullest!

I'm
so grateful to our Father in heaven that He created us in His image;
specifically that he gave us a desire to create and imagine and explore His
beautiful world! What wonders and discoveries lie around the bend?
I can't wait to share ours with you and learn from your experiences as
well!What adventures have you had this
week, (be they big or small)?

About Me

Hi! I am a born-and-raised NW Washintonian, schooled in Oregon, became a nurse and then a mother in Alaska, and have just relocated back to Oregon where we hope to settle and raise our children (and some critters and gardens as well!) I've seen God work through me through his amazing wild world and feel honored to exist in the Creator's beautiful, natural creation. I want to allow my kids to experience this as well and learn from all natures complexities and simplicity. Adventures from the wilds of Alaska to great storybooks await! All photos are mine and copyrighted unless otherwise specified. Hope you enjoy!